Forming Partnerships to Increase Rural Immunization Rates
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Description
Discusses barriers to vaccine uptake in rural communities. Describes how two community organizations worked to increase vaccinations in rural Alabama and how a network led by the National Center for Farmworker Health built the capacity to distribute COVID-19 vaccines and build vaccine confidence among migrant farmworkers. Identifies state considerations for implementing community-based programs to increase vaccinations in rural areas.
Author(s)
Shalini Nair, Heather Tomlinson
Date
08/2023
Type
Document
Organization
Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
Tagged as
Access · COVID-19 · Community and faith-based initiatives · Farmers and farmworkers · Migrants · Networking and collaboration · Public health · Rural-urban differences · Vaccination · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · Alabama
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- Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, view details